So I thought I would give this a shot. My name is Nick and I just moved to the DC area from Michigan.

I just started this new job right out of college and it is directly related to my major. So far, I have been making a lot of new friends and I love it in this area. However, I do not feel secure with my job.

I always feel like I am not doing a good enough job in my position. With that being said, I have this chronic fear that one day my supervisors are going to get the idea that they can find somebody better and decide to let me go.

I don't know how to cope with this. Throughout my life, I have always wanted to move away and start a new life in a big city. Right now, I have that, in that I am going out a lot on weekends, making a lot of new friends and having a lot of fun here. It is like a dream come true (as cheesy as it sounds).

I can't imagine moving back home to Michigan if things go bad. My biggest fear is not that I will lose my job and not have a source of income to pay the bills, but that I will lose everything that I have worked for and have always wanted.

(09-03-2014 12:09 PM)michiganguy92 Wrote: So I thought I would give this a shot. My name is Nick and I just moved to the DC area from Michigan.

I just started this new job right out of college and it is directly related to my major. So far, I have been making a lot of new friends and I love it in this area. However, I do not feel secure with my job.

I always feel like I am not doing a good enough job in my position. With that being said, I have this chronic fear that one day my supervisors are going to get the idea that they can find somebody better and decide to let me go.

I don't know how to cope with this. Throughout my life, I have always wanted to move away and start a new life in a big city. Right now, I have that, in that I am going out a lot on weekends, making a lot of new friends and having a lot of fun here. It is like a dream come true (as cheesy as it sounds).

I can't imagine moving back home to Michigan if things go bad. My biggest fear is not that I will lose my job and not have a source of income to pay the bills, but that I will lose everything that I have worked for and have always wanted.

You can always look at it another way. You're adventurous and doing something that many of us would not think of. You can't get anywhere in this life without trying. Even if things go south, at least you tried. At worst, you have to find another job. At best, everything is going up! Don't be hard on yourself! I wish I had your gusto!